EU Parliament Agenda on 24 February 2023

DELEGATIONS

REGI mission to Lapland

A delegation of four MEPs of the REGI committee is set to visit Lapland, one of the EU´s northernmost regions in Finland. During a five-day trip from 20 to 24 February, three MEPs, led by their chair Younous Omarjee (The Left, FR), will have the opportunity to visit the city of Rovaniemi, discuss the use of EU regional development funds with local, regional and national authorities, learn about the role of Lapland in the regional development and assess cross-border cooperation among Nordic countries in the area. Alert

Website of the Committee on Regional Development

PECH delegation to Ecuador

Fisheries committee to follow-up on the “yellow card” procedure in Ecuador. Delegation will visit Ecuadorian ports, factories and meet with representatives of the sector and national authorities from 22 to 24 February.

Website of the Committee on Fisheries 

COVI delegation to South Africa and Ethiopia

Between 20 and 22 February in Cape Town, a delegation of eight members from the special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic, led by Chair Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&D, BE), will exchange views with representatives from the South African ministry of health, as well as with members of the national parliament dealing with health, trade and international relations. MEPs will also visit the Biovac pharmaceutical company, manufacturing and distributing COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, and the WHO mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub. On 23 and 24 February in Addis-Ababa, members will exchange with representatives from the African Union, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the WHO and the Red Cross.

Website of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future